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Agglomeration Effects

• This is the cost profits a company gains by moving next to an alike business
• So a barbie shop might decide to put its store next to a kid's clothing store or a holiday gift area

Biotechnology

• We are located in the Scandinavian Peninsula
• Maybe you have heard of it, but biotechnology is using science and tech to improve things like plants and animals to boost their value.

Centrifugal Force

• A centrifugal force is something that divides a country.
• So say half of your class likes red and the other half likes blue and the class splits, that is a centrifugal force.

Decolonization

• Decolonization is when a former colony or community gains their freedom from their mother country.
• An example of this might be when you leave for summer and gain freedom from teachers.

Ecumene

• Ecumene is a place on earth okay for people to live in.
• For example, you may not be able to live in the arctic tundra, but you can live on a coast. That is a ecumene.

Formal Region

• A formal region is an area with people of the same traits
• So think of the popular blondes (that you secretly hate) that sit at the same table evryday.

Globalization

• Globalization is the link between people, companies, and places of different nations.
• So a little girl from Syria may have the exact same barbie doll you have. This is known as globalization.

Hierarchial Diffusion

• This is the spread of something from people with power or status.
• So you may see a lot of people with Adidas on because Justin Bieber said it was cool to wear them.

Innovation

• Innovation is a new process, idea, or product.

J.H Von Thunen

• J.H Von Thunen came up with the land lot system

Kurds

• The Kurds are a large Sunni Muslim people with their own language and culture.
• Most Kurds live in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Syria

Lingua Franca

• A language understood by a group of people as the main everything language.
• The language you speak now is a lingua franca

Megacity

• A megacity is a city with 10 million plus people

Nationalism

• Nationalism is the love for your country
• Ex: Vietnam is a very nationalistic country. Many people celebrate their nation.

Organic Farming

• Organic Farming is farming that doesn't use any chemicals or fertilizers to grow their crops

Placelessness

• Placelessness is the loss of something unique from a place.
• Think about if your school started having uniforms. You may feel dissatisfied because now everyone looks the same and no one is special.

Quaternary Sector

• The quaternary sector is the knowledge part of the economy.
• Such as education
• Just think of it as the brains of the operation

Race

• Race is a group of people coming from a common ancestor
• Ex: Caucasian

Sense of Place

• Sense of place is a combination of things that makes a place special and unique.
• Think of it as the opposite of placelessness.

Tertiary Sector

• This is the part of the economy that gives services
• Ex: Fire Department

Urbanization

• Urbanization is when a population starts going to large cities to live.

Vernacular Region

• Vernacular Region is a place defined by what people think about it
• Ex: Thinking of sweet tea when you hear the South

World City

• A world city is a global city that is important for the world economy
• EX: New York City

Xylophone

• An xylophone would be considered an artifact.

Yemen

• Yemen would be considered a formal region; which is a place with like charcateristics, because of the same traditions and beliefs of its people.

Zero Population Growth

• Zero population growth is when a place does not have any growth in their population
• So births = deaths

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